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County:

Linn County

State:

Oregon

FIPS Code:

41043

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

30% to 35%

Percent Land in NF:

31.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

464,462

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

1,006,952

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.71

Willamette NF

464,462

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

39

Mean July Temp:

66

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

71,914

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

89,495

24.4%

15.3%

9.1%

1990:

91,227

1.9%

-4.5%

6.4%

2000:

103,069

13.0%

8.1%

4.9%

2005:

108,914

5.7%

4.0%

1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

94,012

91.2%

0-to-19:

29,609

28.7%

Black:

285

0.3%

20-to-39:

25,922

25.2%

Hispanic:

4,514

4.4%

40-to-59:

28,175

27.3%

American Indian:

1,192

1.2%

60-plus:

19,363

18.8%

Other:

3,066

3.0%

Median Age:

37.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

45.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.4%

Median Family Income:

$44,188

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.9%

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